progress; advance; improvement; development
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
way; method; means; resource; course
impassioned speech; fervent speech
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
to continue (going along some trend)
decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
himself; yourself; herself
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
trembling or quavering voice
to squeeze out; to wring out
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to change completely; to change suddenly
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances